Forum with John Curtice The Provost of St Mary’s Cathedral, The Very Rev Kelvin Holdsworth, was in conversation with Prof John Curtice about the General Election after the Sung Eucharist on Sunday 12 April – you can watch it here: http://thecathedral.org.uk/2015/03/forum-with-john-curtice/
The Gathering 2015 On 23 May we shall again be gathering to celebrate the progress of MAPping throughout the Diocese – there are some excellent speakers, and the opportunity to meet and share experiences. The day will be hosted at St Silas where we will join together at 10am for more »
Prof. Kate Cooper will be speaking about her acclaimed book ‘Band of Angels’ on Friday 24th April at St. John the Evangelist Episcopal Church, Burnside, Moffat. Wine & canapés reception 6.30; Lecture 7pm Ticket price £5 For further information or to reserve tickets please contact Paula Ward Tel: 01576 470836 more »
Following on from the presentation at Synod earlier this month, here is an update on the building works at St Mary’s Hamilton The Dean, Very Revd Ian Barcroft surveys progress
St Mary’s Lecture 2015 April 21 at 7pm at St Mary’s Bridge of Weir. C Médiathèque Lafarge – Alain Le Breton Alastair McIntosh Honorary Senior Research Fellow in the College of Social Sciences at the University of Glasgow and a Research Fellow at the School of Divinity (New College) in more »
As I sit down to write this, in Passiontide, I am still reading Vladimir Grossman’s Life and Fate (1960), one of the great Russian (or Soviet?) novels of the last century. At about page 480 I’m just a little more than half way through! It tells the story of the more »
The 2015 St Aidan’s Lectures will be delivered by Canon Ian Paton, Rector of Old St Paul’s, Edinburgh, Director of Liturgical Studies in the Scottish Episcopal Institute, Former Convenor of the SEC Liturgy Committee on Saturday, 18th April 10.30 – 15.30. The subject will be: The Futures of Worship.
Diocesan Synod 2015 Summary of Proceedings – A Lay Representative’s View Diocesan Synod met on Saturday 7th March in Holy Trinity and St. Barnabas, Paisley. We were welcomed to the church and Bishop’s Court, the well-equipped hall and other facilities by Revd. Tom Wilson. Synod members consist mainly of the more »
As one of it’s growth strands for this year is Imaginative Outreach to the local community, St. Ninian’s Pollokshields has done just that, using drama as the main tool. St Ninian’s has a long association with drama. As part of our Mission Action Plan, this has been further developed into a partnership with more »
A day for Kairos supporters and activists to engage with Kairos Britain and the Call to Action. Saturday 25th April 2015 Venue: the Crypt Cafe of Wellington Church, University Avenue, Glasgow Time: 10 am – 4 pm Registration and coffee 10.00 am Tea and close 4.00 pm Film from Kairos more »
Diocesan Overseas Day: May 9th May at St Margaret’s Newlands On May 9th there will be a day conference at St Margaret’s to consider how best the Diocese can respond to the many opportunities there are for engagement with the churches overseas and with some of the pressing issues around more »
Scottish Government grant for threshing machines for Malawi. A chance meeting at St John’s Dumfries between a Malawi rice farmer and a member of the congregation has led to the development of a project which could make significant change for the better for farmers in that part of Africa. The more »
Included in this month’s newsletter is a report on the proceedings at Synod on 7 March at Holy Trinity and St Barnabas in Paisley. In addition to the general business of the diocese, there were some stimulating presentations and debate. The Bishop’s Charge can be heard here: DS15 Bishop’s Charge more »
The Scottish Episcopal Church National Pilgrimage to the Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham warmly invite members of your congregations to the annual Annunciationtide Festival on Saturday 28 March at The Church of Saint Saviour, Keir Street, Bridge of Allan, FK9 4AY 10.30am – 2.30pm. Please download the attached poster more »
For this year’s Bishops’ Lent Appeals, all seven diocesan bishops have agreed to support the training and formation of those entering ministerial training in the Scottish Episcopal Church. 2014 saw the creation of the new Scottish Episcopal Institute (SEI), which replaced the former Theological Institute of the Scottish Episcopal Church more »
